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22 June 2004

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  Man Goes for Guinness Longest Hair Record   (Associated Press)
  • A Vietnamese man who hasn't been to a barber in 31 years is vying to get in the Guinness World Records for having the longest hair.


    •   Man Dies in Driveway   (Associated Press)
  • A man who apparently was pinned by a van he was working on lay dead in his driveway for up to four days before a neighbor noticed him.


    •   Officials Hope Video Will Inspire Gorilla   (Associated Press)
  • Officials at the Audubon Zoo are hoping a gorilla sex video will inspire one of their gorillas into action.


    •   The Debunking of the Military-Draft rumor   (Augusta Free Press)
  • There's been a rumor floating around for months that the Congress and President Bush are about to ramp up a military draft sometime soon.


    •   Inmates With Prosthetic Limbs Escape Jail   (Associated Press)
  • Three inmates, two with artificial limbs, escaped from jail by squeezing through an 8-inch gap onto the roof and using bed sheets to descend three stories.


    •   Warehouser Admits Selling Rat-Tainted Meat   (Associated Press)
  • The owner of a now-closed food processing and distribution company pleaded guilty to selling thousands of pounds of meat that had been contaminated by rodents.


    •   Digital Bugle Plays Taps When Soldiers Can't   (Associated Press)
  • The playing of taps to honor America's fallen soldiers is a familiar sound, but at thousands of military funerals these days, not all is as it seems.
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